Sacrifice Collection (page 4)

Sacrifice, Madagascar
MADAGASCAR A wife grieves as her captive husband awaits the moment when the fire is good and ready and he will be sacrificed. Date: circa 1840

Hagia Triada Sarcophagus. ca. 1450 BC - 1400 BC. Painted terra-cotta. Ritual sacrifice of a calf. Minoan art / Cretan art. Late Minoan period. Painting. GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Iraklion

Sacrifice of Isaac, 1527-1532. Polychrome sculpture by Alonso Berruguete. It belongs to the Altarpiece of San Benito el Real (Valladolid). Renaissance art. Sculpture on wood. SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON

Codex Magliabecchi. Ritual human sacrifice to god Huitzilopochtli. Aztec art. Miniature Painting

Mastaba of Ti. EGYPT. Saqqara. Mastaba of Ti

The Legend of the Royal Axe
The body of Hiram was buried under the alter of the Temple and Solomon, abandonning the cult of Adonis, sacrificed to Moloch, the god Tyrian. 1890s

Sacrifices to Baal
In the ancient Near East, captives are led to the temple of Baal, there to be slaughtered to please the god. Date: 1907

England Stonehenge
Celebrating a grand conventional festival at Stonehenge : priests and bards perform their functions, oxen drag the Avane, containing a monster from the lake. Date: BCE

Women of Britain say Go
World War One recruitment poster - Women of Britain say Go! - in which two women and a small boy watch their husbands and fathers go off to fight

Roman Bull Sacrificed
A bull, seemingly aware of its imminent fate, is led by Roman priests to the sacrifice

Abraham & Isaac
Abraham goes up the mountain with his son Isaac, planning to sacrifice him to God

Publius Valerius Publicola destroys his own house
Publius Valerius Publicola, a Roman Consul, to dissipate suspicion of his ambitions, destroys his own splendid house on top of the Velian Hill - an instance of Roman high-mindedness and self-sacrifice

Queen Philippa interceding for the burghers of Calais
Queen Philippa interceding with her husband, Edward III, for the lives of the burghers of Calais. 1347

The Paschal Lamb (Passover sacrifice) - Exodus 12. circa 1690

Gideons sacrifice - Judges 6. circa 1690

Noah offering up sacrifices to God as a grateful acknowledgement for his deliverance from the Deluge - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 8.20. 1787

Abrahams faith displayed by offering his son Isaac for a sacrifice - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 22.15. 1787

The Glory of the Lord and Abrams sacrifices
The Glory of the Lord passing between the sacrifices offered up by Abram (Abraham) - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 15.17. 1787

Parthenon. South frieze. 447-432BC. Scene sacrifice. British
Parthenon. South frieze. 447-432BC. Greek Classical period. Scene sacrifice. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Roman art. Syria. Reliefs of a sacrifice. Palmyra Archaeolog
Roman art. Syria. Reliefs of sacrifice. Palmyra Archaeological Museum. Tadmor

Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar, 1614, by Pieter
Pieter Lastman (c.1583-1633). Dutch painter. Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar, 1614. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Egyptian Art. Temple of Seti I at Abydos. The pharaoh Ramess
Egyptian Art. Temple of Seti I at Abydos. Relief depicting the pharaoh Ramesses II lassoing a bull with his father Seti I behind him. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom

Victory goddesses decorate candelabras and sacrifice bulls
Roman art. Victory goddesses decorate candelabras and sacrifice bulls. Part of the frieze from the central building of Trajans Forum in Rome completed in 112 AD. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Roman sarcophagus. About 140 AD. Orestes and Iphigenia among
Roman sarcophagus. About 140 AD. Mythological scene. Orestes and Iphigenia among the Taurians. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Detail of the masks of a votive stele. 4th century BC
Votive stele depicting a sacrificial procession to Dionysus and Artemis for the win in a contest of theater. Votive offering, ca. 360 BC. Detail of the masks. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Votive stele depicting a sacrificial procession to Dionysus and Artemis for the win in a contest of theater. Votive offering, ca. 360 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Relief depicting a sacrifice made by a couple. 1st century AD. Glyptothek Museum. Munich. Germany

Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Vespasian (69-79 CE). Altar with a
Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Vespasian (69-79 CE) with an altar depicting a sacrificial scen. The sacrificer and his aide bring the sacrificial bull, while the priest, a veil over his head

Roman Art. Italy. Pompeii. Altar of Vespasian, (69-79 CE). T
Roman Art. Pompeii. Altar of Vespasian, Temple of Vespasian (69-79 CE). The relief shows a sacrificial scene: the sacrificer and his aide bring the sacrificial bull, while the priest

Moctezuma II goes to the temple surrounded by virgin maidens
Moctezuma II (c. 1466-1520). Ninth tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, reigning from 1502 to 1520. Moctezuma goes to the temple surrounded by virgin maidens who are to be sacrificed to the gods

Prehistory. The Early Iron Age. The Dejbjerg Wagon. 50 BC. N
Prehistory. The Early Iron Age. The Dejbjerg Wagon. Carriage sacrificed in a west Jutland. Ceremonial carriages. Probably made in central Europe by Celtic artisans. 50 BC. National Museum of Denmark

Curved swords. From Rorby, Zealand. C. 1550 BC. Bronze Age
Curved swords sacrificed in a bog. C. 1550 BC. Bronze Age. Made in Scandinavia. From Rorby, western Zealand. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Skull of a young girl. 16 years old. 3500-3400 BC. Sigersdal Mose, Northern Zealand. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Flint axes for sacrifice. Sigersdal Mose. C. 3500 BC
Flint axe who are sacrificed. From Sigersdal Mose, northern Zealand. C. 3500 BC. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Ceramics. Early Neolithic Period. 3900-3500 BC
Pottery. From sacrifices done by the farmers at the lakeside. Early Neolithic Period. 3900-3500 BC. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Bronze Age. Hair in the form of braided locks was also sacrifice in the bogs. Sometimes several plaits were tied together. These deposits can be seen as both small and large sacrifices

Prehistoric. Art. Metal Age. Male figure of oak, from Broddenbjerg Bog, central Jutland. Sacrifices of pots must have taken place around the wooden figure

Ancient Art. Mediterranean area. Altar and goddess. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark

Ancient Art. Mediterranean area. Altar. Relief depicting Medusa. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark

History of the Jews. Middle Ages. Miniauture depicting the Sacrifice of Isaac, taken from a Machzor (prayer book liturgy for Jewish holidays). Dated at the beginning of 14th century. Reproduction

Epigrams by Martial
Detail of the book Epigrams by Martial (40-104), latin poet. Latin edition. Venice. 1514

Children of Ramses II carrying flowers. Relief. Luxor temple
EGYPTIAN ART. Relief of the religious procession of the great bulls, to commemorate the opening of the great pylon of Luxor built by Ramses II

Sacrifice of Joachim and faintness. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Indian Man Sacrificed
Indians at Goomsur dance merrily round a captive before they sacrifice him to their god(s) Date: 1838

Sacrificed to Idol
DAHOMEY A native is sacrificed, slowly and uncomfortably, to please the idol in the nearby hut Date: 1905

Indian Child Sacrifice
An Indian infant, after it has refused to suck for three days, is cast upon the waters Date: circa 1850

Human Sacriifice, Tahiti
Human sacrifice at Tahiti, Pacific Date: circa 1860

German Widow Immolates
ANCIENT GERMANY a devoted widow stabs herself on her husbands funeral pyre Date: BC

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